About my dog barking (house move)

[Dufusdog1234]

Hi all, long time lurker here, first post. Just really want some opinions.

We have recently moved house. The new house is a semi detached property. It's a quiet close, as far as we can tell so far. We have a dog who before the move was pretty quiet most of the time.

However since moving he is barking at a lot of noises / randomly. It's usually only a few barks, lasts less than a minute. If its the bin men or something he is a bit more vigorous. It might happen a few times a day, say between 3 and 10 incidents of barking. I'm particularly careful to keep him as quiet as we can before 7am and after 9pm.

We always try to distract him / change the situation so it doesn't go on. Hard to balance that with not giving attention for the barking itself though.

We think he is probably quite stressed from moving house and hoping the barking reduces as he settles.

However I am very worried about how this is setting us up with the neighbors. We've spoken to them a bit and they say it's fine, not a problem, they seem quite relaxed. But British politeness right!?

So really I am asking, if you were my new neighbours, what would you really be thinking / would this be an issue for you?

I’d like to be your neighbour you sound very considerate. I think it’s a nice touch that you’ve spoken to them about it and I’d keep doing so but they sound genuine. Sadly lots of other neighbours wouldn’t give a toss including mine! Don’t stress too much - he’ll pick up on it. Hope he settles soon. Good luck in your new home.

How long is it since you've moved? It's undoubtedly a settling in thing, but you also don't want it to become an ingrained habit.

You might like to consider using some Adaptil.

FWIW mine developed a great hatred of visitors after we moved house. Thought it would resolve itself with time. Six months later, I admitted defeat, and got a behaviourist in (he's fine now).

You sound lovely. I would be secretly worried that it was going to be an ongoing problem, but I would be relieved you were proactive enough to come and chat to me.
I think definitely get a trainer in if it carries on as you don't want the barking to become a habit

No not all you sound very considerate for speaking to your neighbours and you say it only lasts less than a minute. I have a dog next door that howls for hours on end including the middle of the night, a yappy dog 2 doors up who is out in the garden all day long barking and another yappy dog across the road who gets out to bark from 7am. I would love to have you as a neighbour!

Thanks for these replies everyone, that is very reassuring. We've not even been in a week yet so I am probably worrying too soon, hopefully he will settle. It's a good point about a behaviourist as well, I don't want him to get into the habit! I love him dearly but the barking does my head in and I'm so stressed about hacking off the neighbors and being "those" people who disrupt the peace!

You do sound lovely, and I’d appreciate that you’d spoken to me, but, yes - a dog next door barking would really piss me off. I would just silently seethe though, so you’d never know I was pissed off 😂